Building A Recycled Concrete Wall

Recycle it into a beautiful raised planter walkway or patio.

Building a recycled concrete wall.

Cross section of a retaining wall a cinder block retaining wall is only as straight and solid as the base it s built on. Measure from the edge of your concrete footing to the point where the outside face of your wall will be. For extra stability put down a layer of gravel or. What do you do with all that old broken up concrete.

Of leveling sand and half the height of the first course of blocks. Tall wall excavate a trench deep enough to accommodate 4 to 6 in. The lower reused concrete retaining wall is complete construction was the same as a bookleaf dry stone wall with the roughly broken 300 x 600mm 1ft x 2ft concrete slabs laid stretcher bond style and the smooth sawn pieces from our neighbour forming the base course where their textural difference would be less noticeable. You re tearing out an driveway or patio.

Drive a nail into the concrete here. Now that your supplier is squared away you re ready to make actual plans for your new. Of compacted base 1 in. How to build a concrete wall figure a.

If you hope to pull off a well done recycled concrete driveway. Measure out from that nail to where the other face of your wall will be and place another nail. Choose the right supplier.